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LOT 2700
Massive Kalahari Desert Double-Nested Wind Stone
5 1/8 in. (970 grams total,13 cm).
A rare wind-rounded pebble in a hollowed out 'nest', nestled within a larger nest; in a hessian draw-ribbon gift pouch. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the Kalahari Desert, Southern Africa.
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.
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